Neon Software Announces CyberGauge 2.0 LAFAYETTE, CA - April 23rd, 1996 - Neon Software announced today an upgrade to their popular MacOS Internet bandwidth measurement utility CyberGauge. Version 2.0 enhancements include the ability to monitor network interfaces on multiple routers, automatic creation of JPEG format graphs of bandwidth data, and auto-discovery of the routers which connect your Macintosh to the Internet. CyberGauge is an inexpensive yet powerful Internet management utility which allows users to monitor and analyse the throughput of virtually every Internet router available on the market. Based on the industry standard management protocol, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), CyberGauge can also be used to determine bandwidth utilization on many network-connected devices, such as switches and hubs. The crucial decision of balancing bandwidth and price requires a thorough knowledge of current bandwidth utilization. CyberGauge shows whether or not you are getting...

Dada Typographics 2733 st paul st. #1 baltimore, MD 21218 http://www.dadatypo.com/ info@dadatypo.com ANNOUNCING LISTTOOLS 1.6 -- Management for ListSTAR mailing lists Shareware: $25 US (http://www.dadatypo.com/software/listtools.html) listTools is a full-featured Frontier suite for managing StarNine Technologies' ListSTAR server. listTools is capable of replacing all your existing AppleScripts, and provides far more services than ListSTAR's default configurations allow. Because it takes advantage of Frontier's built-in database, you have comprehensive access to information about your services, and the standard listTools scripts run at blazing speed. Our new templates are designed to take advantage of listTools features by default. If you have existing services that use AppleScripts, you may either replace them by installing a new listTools template, or see the "LT Scripts" documentation for information on how to convert your existing services to take advantage of listTools features....

ACI US announces the DISCOVER 4th DIMENSION road show Cupertino, CA April 25, 1997. In conjunction with the 4D Pro ship date, ACI US also announced the Discover 4th Dimension road show. Beginning in May, ACI US will present an introductory seminar for the new 4th Dimension Version 6 developer and conduct high-end training classes designed for data management professionals and experienced 4D developers. The ACI US Discover 4th Dimension road show will visit seven major cities throughout the United States, and will be hosted by Walt Nelson, Director of Partner Development for ACI US. Each stop on the tour will include: * Two days of high-level 4D training: - Day One: "A Technical Look Under the Hood of 4D V6." - Day Two: "Optimizing 4D and 4D Server Applications" * The Discover 4th Dimension seminar for prospective customers and developers As part of the road show in each city, ACI US will participate in local and regional User Groups and Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Russ Reindeer Games, Inc. 704/544-7023 704/544-7024 FAX jcr6@aol.com http://members.aol.com/ImagProcTK Announcing The Image Processing Tool Kit Version 2.0 Charlotte, NC - May 2, 1997 - Reindeer Games announces the Image Processing Tool Kit, version 2.0. IPTK 2.0 is a set of image processing and analysis plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and compatible packages on both the Macintosh and the PC, and is intended as a companion to the popular Image Processing Handbook, 2nd Edition, CRC Press. The features in 2.0 include: - Hybrid CD for Macintosh and PC - 2x to 10x speed improvement from 1.0 - more than 75 plugins for the Mac and PC - New tools for FFT processing - An expanded tutorial for use with either Photoshop, NIH Image (on the Mac), or UTHSCSA ImageTool (on the PC) illustrating many of the types of problems requiring image processing tools - Tools to remove halftones from images - New color tools and arbitrary color separation...

Below is Apple's press release about Larry Ellison dropping his bid for Apple. For the story on Ellison (http://www.sjmercury.com/business/apple/ap042997.htm), you might want to read the article at the San Jose Mercury news web site. ------------------------------------------------------- Apple Issues Statement in Response to Ellison Release CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 29, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today released the following statement in response to a press release from Oracle Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive, Lawrence J. Ellison: Apple has no specific comment related to Mr. Ellison's press release. Apple has a clearly articulated strategy and a detailed plan to return the Company to profitability. We have a seasoned management team and have undertaken a series of initiatives over the last year to streamline the business, improve quality, and sharply focus on our core markets (education, publishing, media authoring, consumer). Our recent product introductions have been met with...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jesse Odell The Ford Odell Group 707/538-9592 jesse@fordodell.com NEOLOGIC OBJECT DATABASE DEPLOYED BY ONLINE INDUSTRY GIANT AOL --America Online Adopts NeoAccess Database Engine to Increase Performance and Optimize Memory Usage in AOL 3.0 Berkeley, CA - April 29, 1997 - NeoLogic Systems today announced that NeoAccess, the company's object database management system, has been deployed as the foundation technology for America Online's Macintosh client application. This follows the adoption of NeoAccess by Netscape, Compuserve and NetObjects, making NeoAccess the object database selected by four of today's leading Internet technology providers. "AOL's use of object technology represents the company's unwavering, forward-thinking drive to provide the best possible user experience for its customers," said NeoLogic President Bob Krause. "We are pleased to have provided the database infrastructure to support this application's sophisticated, streamlined design...

Apple Updates Popular Suite of Internet Components: Cyberdog 2.0 CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 28, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced availability of Cyberdog(tm) 2.0, an updated version of its suite of Internet technologies for the Mac(r) OS. The software, which offers enhanced functionality particularly in email and web browsing capabilities, is available for downloading from the Cyberdog website (http://cyberdog.apple.com) and is expected to be included with the Mac OS 8 release later this year. Introduced in May 1996, Cyberdog broke new ground in the Internet access arena by providing users with the advantages of flexibility and integration on the Internet. With improvements in later releases, Cyberdog provides direct integration of the Internet into the desktop. Cyberdog provides an icon for Internet addresses (URLs, email addresses) and services (FTP sites, mail trays, Telnet sessions) that can be dragged to the desktop and organized in folders. With this capability,...

For Immediate Release STARNINE SHIPS WEBCOLLAGE, AN INDUSTRY-FIRST CONTENT-CREATION DATABOT -- Revolutionary New Product Automates the Creation of Dynamic Infographics -- BERKELEY, Calif., April 28, 1996 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced it is shipping WebCollage, a new product that automatically builds dynamic Web graphics containing up-to-the-minute data, and uploads them to any Web server on any platform on a scheduled basis. The Mac OS version of WebCollage is available today from StarNine for the special introductory price of $199. The introductory price is good until June 30, 1997, after which time WebCollage will cost $249. "StarNine's known for innovative, leading-edge Internet products and our new WebCollage is no exception," noted Avi Rappoport, product manager at StarNine. "WebCollage makes Web sites truly come alive by constantly refreshing the data being served - without anyone having to lift a finger to do it. Since...

For Immediate Release J.Stream First In Line for 100% Pure Java Certification Vancouver, WA-April 24, 1997-J.Stream, the hot, new subsidiary of DataPak Software Inc., received 100% Pure Java certification Tuesday, April 22. This certification, which ensures the right to display the JavaSoft 100% Pure Java logo, assures potential users that J.Stream's WiredWrite publishing application, together with their J.Press Document (JPD) formats, maximizes cross-platform compatibility. Whether embedded in a web page, published on a CD-ROM or sent as e-mail attachments, JPDs are instantly cross-platform. They are also the first pure Java document format capable of converting a 10.2 meg. FrameMaker file to a 311K JPD. J.Press Documents are based on a proprietary three part document format that includes a unique 75K Java viewer applet, document word dictionary and data stream. The dictionary and Java based style runs utilize cutting edge technology that results in documents as little as 1/10th the...

ACI US SHIPS 4D DESKTOP VERSION 6 A cost-effective rapid application development (RAD) workshop Cupertino, CA April 25, 1997. ACI US, Inc. today shipped 4D Desktop, an out-of-the-box database development tool kit that combines the ACI US 4th Dimension Version 6 relational database, 4D Compiler, and 4D Insider, creating a cost-effective RAD workshop. The release of 4D Desktop marks the second phase in the ACI US Version 6 product line upgrades. On March 24, 1997, ACI US shipped 4th Dimension Version 6 (4D V6), the Web-enabled upgrade of their powerful 32-bit relational database. By creating a powerful and productive 4th Dimension database workshop, including 4D, 4D Compiler and 4D Insider, 4D Desktop delivers a complete set of products with three main benefits: - Consistency in development - Ease of maintenance - Cost-effectiveness 4D Compiler--a true machine-language compiler, is optimized to support a wide range of processors on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. 4D Compiler...

Apple and MacTech Magazine Team Up to Deliver 'develop', Apple's Technical Journal MacTech to Present Award-Winning 'develop' Technical Content in a Special Section CUPERTINO, Calif.,--April 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it has joined forces with Xplain Corporation to publish the technical content of 'develop', Apple's award-winning quarterly technical journal, as a special section of MacTech magazine. Commencing with its May issue, MacTech magazine will deliver a special section of 'develop' written by Apple engineers and reviewed by Apple technical support that will enable develop's high-quality technical articles and code to reach more developers than ever before. "Apple is excited to be joining forces with MacTech magazine to deliver the kind of high-quality technical information previously published in the develop Technical Journal," said David Krathwohl, vice president of Apple Developer Relations. "develop's in-depth technical articles and vital...

Astrobyte(TM) Announces New Web Authoring XTension(TM) BeyondPress(TM) 3.0 Adds WYSIWYG Web Design, Multimedia, Font Support to Award-Winning Design Tool For Immediate Release: April 22, 1997 New York City - At the Seybold Seminars Conference today, Astrobyte announced BeyondPress 3.0, the latest version of its Web authoring XTension for QuarkXPress(TM). The 3.0 version supports both Windows(TM) and Mac(R) OS, includes all the document-conversion features of its predecessor, and adds powerful Web page authoring and management tools. WYSIWYG Web Authoring --------------------- BeyondPress 3.0 lets designers create Web pages using advanced text formatting and page layout tools. Using the Cascading Style Sheet support of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 and the upcoming Netscape Navigator 4.0, plus Bitstream's TrueDoc(TM) font technology, BeyondPress converts stylized text in a QuarkXPress document to formatted text on a Web page, retaining the intended fonts and type size. BeyondPress...

Apple MessagePad 2000 Sales Booming Less Than A Month After Product Ships CUPERTINO, Calif.--The Apple Newton MessagePad 2000 is roaring out of the gate. Apple Computer, Inc. reports that less than a month after its March 24 ship date, the newest member of its Newton family of mobile business appliances is selling briskly at both the corporate and retail levels. "The MessagePad 2000 is today's most powerful handheld computer," said Sandy Bennett, vice president of the Newton Systems Group at Apple Computer, Inc. "The sales we have achieved in our first 30 days and customer response validate our claim that the MessagePad 2000 is a compelling business machine. Our bookings rates are running five times as high as they were a year ago." Announced last October, the MessagePad 2000 offers features that are important for mobile professionals, including e-mail, fax, and Internet access capability (modem and Internet service provider account must be purchased separately), as well as...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Motorola Bundles DAVE(tm) with StarMax Systems --- Mac-compatible Vendor Provides PC Connectivity Using TCP/IP ARLINGTON, Texas--Thursby Software Systems, Inc. (TSS), the world's leading developer of Mac OS cross-platform solutions, announced a bundling agreement with Motorola Computer Group (MCG) that includes DAVE software to be shipped with StarMax systems beginning in mid-May. DAVE V1.0.1 is the latest release from Thursby Software. It is a very fast, new version of its powerful Mac OS to Windows networks connectivity software. A free, fully-functional evaluation copy of DAVE is available at http://www.thursby.com. Motorola has strategically included DAVE for cross-platform connectivity with new StarMax configurations focused on the "enterprise" market. "Providing value to our customers is our number one priority," said Dennis Schneider, vice president and general manager, Commercial Products Division, MCG. "That means offering the overall best solution...

Fog City Software Releases LetterRip 1.1 -- Mac Mailing List Server Capitola, CA -- April 22, 1997 -- Fog City Software, Inc. announces an important new version of its powerful and easy to use mailing list server, LetterRip. LetterRip 1.1 delivers email even faster than before. Optimizations in the mail engine permit LetterRip to reliably deliver thousands of messages an hour. The high performance mail engine becomes crucial for - Announcements to thousands of customers or associates - Busy discussion lists where 100 messages to 1,000 subscribers can mean up to 100,000 message deliveries "It screams!", says Rich Gay of Foresight Technology who uses LetterRip to manage a number of busy lists. LetterRip 1.1 adds other features including - New message headers to make unsubscribing easier - Enhanced server logging - More automatically managed administrative accounts Setting LetterRip up is as easy as ever. Getting the server running is accomplished in minutes. Features such as digests...

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Andrew Clarke aclarke@pictorius.com 902.492.2880 ext. 248 Pictorius Announces iNet Developer for Macintosh Next Generation Intranet Application Tool Lets IS Managers Focus on IS Tasks and Content Providers Create and Manage Site Content in a Team Environment April 22, 1997 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius Incorporated, the leading developer of Intranet software solutions for the corporate market, today announced Pictorius iNet Developer, a next generation Intranet development tool. Pictorius iNet Developer is a complete site development solution designed to give development teams the ability to easily create complex Intranet sites, connect to databases and change content instantly with an easy to use visual interface. Pictorius iNet Developer gives IS managers powerful tools to build custom functionality into a site and enables content providers (e.g. Marketing, Finance, HR departments) the freedom to update and manipulate a site's...

COME BE A PART OF THE PREMIERE EVENT FOR THE MAC USING COMMUNTIY! For Immediate Release BERKELEY, CA, April 17, 1997 - The Mac platform is alive and kicking! April 26 marks the date of the 7th annual BMUG MacFest. This year will prove to be the best yet with such big name vendors as Adobe, Connectix, Aladdin, Dantz, Iomega, Corel, Wacom, Techworks, Motorola, U.S. Robotics, APS Technologies, and MANY more. For the first time ever, vendors will be selling product and giving some great deals to attendees. Also, come hear two of the top titans in the industry- Ellen Hancock, Apple Vice President, will be our keynote speaker... and if that's not exciting enough, we'll also hear from Jean Louis Gassee, founder of Be, Inc*. Other conference speakers include industry analyst Dave Winer, TidBits Editor Adam Engst, MacWeek Columnist Don Crabb, Motorola Evangelist Bob Levitus and PhotoShop guru Bert Monroy - all cutting edge Mac people. Workshops will include Basic Mac Techniques, QuickTime 2.5...

MacHack '97 call for Speakers MacHack '97 is just a few months away and YOU might be just the person we are looking for. We have many interesting sessions already lined up, but we have room for a few more. Have you been off in a garage somewhere developing some cool Macintosh technology in secret? Present that technology at MacHack and not only might you gain the adulation of your peers, but you will undoubtedly receive valuable feedback to help you do it even better. If you are planning to attend MacHack '97, scheduled for June 26-28, consider presenting a session to share your expertise. We are currently seeking speakers on all areas of Macintosh software development including OpenStep, Java, QTML, networking, game development, software design, software entrepreneurship, and more. Session speakers receive a $100 off the conference registration fee. Register before May 1 and receive an additional $100 discount. Have an idea for a session you want to present? Send a brief description...

Special Pricing for the New PalmPilot Bundle With the anticipated second release of CodeWarrior for PalmPilot, we are pleased to offer to all CodeWarriors a new bundle consisting of the new high-end Professional PalmPilot from U.S. Robotics and CodeWarrior for PalmPilot DR2. We are offering an unheard-of bargain on the Professional PalmPilot bundle! Customers purchasing the Professional PalmPilot bundle before May 1, 1997 will also receive a free copy of CodeWarrior for Windows 95/NT DR2 with their CodeWarrior for PalmPilot DR2, so you can build Windows 95/NT desktop application which HotSync with the PalmPilot. The great value does not stop there, the Professional Bundle will ship A.S.A.P. with a complimentary copy of CodeWarrior for PalmPilot DR1, giving you the opportunity to begin coding for their new Professional PalmPilot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Professional PalmPilot Bundle You get: CodeWarrior for PalmPilot DR 2 US$ 369...

This announcement is from: Eric Zelenka, (eric@starnine.com) StarNine is proud to announce the availability of the W*API Sapplet documentation for writing W*API based server-side applets (or sapplets) for use with the WebSTAR Java VM. The WebSTAR Java VM is a PowerPC only W*API Plug-In included with WebSTAR 2.0 which gives WebSTAR the ability to run sapplets to perform a variety of useful server-side functions. Because of the power of the Java language, sapplets can easily be created to handle processing of HTML form results, database access, multi-user web applications that require shared space and out of band connectivity to Java applets running on the client side. Sapplets also have the power of the W*API for access to traditional CGI-like server functions including methods for getting and setting W*API parameters, opening and managing TCP/IP communication streams, and handling logging and messaging. To develop W*API sapplets you will need a Java development environment that...

Maxum Development Announces Rumpus, High Performance and Reliable FTP Services for the Macintosh Streamwood, IL, April 16, 1997 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh(r) Web server tools, today announced RumpusA, a full-service, high-performance FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Internet server. While the World Wide Web continues to garner the lion's share of the attention focused on the Internet, FTP remains the service of choice for transferring large amounts of data. In addition to performing file transfers, FTP is also the most popular method of uploading and maintaining Web content on Internet servers. Choices in FTP server tools for Macintosh have, until now, been rather limited, and Macintosh Internet developers have had few options outside of using shareware. While shareware offerings have been adequate, the Mac has no FTP server with workstation-like performance and reliability. With Rumpus, Maxum is filling this gap with a commercial-quality, high-...

Apple Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results Company Recaps Extensive New Product Offerings and Restructuring Progress CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 16, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced financial results for the Company's fiscal 1997 second quarter ended March 28, 1997. Revenues for the quarter were $1.6 billion, compared to $2.1 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 27, 1996 and $2.2 billion in the quarter ended March 29, 1996. International sales accounted for 49 percent of total revenues in the current quarter. As previously indicated, the Company incurred two large charges of a non-operating nature during the quarter. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, the Company recorded a charge of $375 million for the write-off of in-process research and development activity related to its Feb. 4, 1997 acquisition of NeXT Software, Inc. Additionally, the Company recorded a charge of $155 million to increase reserves to cover the costs of restructuring activities previously...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 1997 EveryWare Development and InContext Systems Announce Plans to Merge Combined Companies will Provide Complete Suite of Open, Multi-platform Web tools Mississauga and Toronto, ON, Canada--April 15, 1997--EveryWare Development Canada Corp. (ASE: EVY) and InContext Systems Inc. (TSE: INI) today announced that they have executed a letter of intent to merge their operations, subject to regulatory approval and approval of the board of directors and shareholders of each of the companies. InContext also announced an immediate private placement of InContext shares to be taken up by EveryWare, subject to regulatory approval. The merger between EveryWare and InContext will be by means of either an amalgamation or a plan of arrangement in which the shareholders of the companies will exchange their shares for shares of a yet to be named new company. The new company will offer corporate clients a complete suite of rapid development, maintenance and administration...

Webink InterNews Server is a powerful yet easy to configure and administer "Macintosh first" news server. We are looking for beta testers to test and evaluate a new product. InterNews is an internet/intranet news server designed for internal and external workgroups. InterNews supports NNTP allowing any news client access with Netscape, NewsWatcher, IE etc. If you are serious about beta testing go to the following URL to register :- http://www.webink.com/webink.acgi?dl_wint-InterNews Webink Ltd. Phone +44 (1235) 820144 Sutton House Fax +44 (1235) 820141 174 Milton Park Mobile +32 (75) 761463 OXON OX14 4SE Abingdon United Kingdom